Public Hearings onPublic Hearings onCharter Amendment OrdinancesCharter Amendment Ordinances

Board of County CommissionersBoard of County CommissionersAugust 19, 2014August 19, 2014

• Background

• Summary of Charter Amendment Ordinances

• Public Comment, Board Discussion, Questions & Action

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Presentation Outline

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Background

Background

• Several amendments to Charter proposed by Commissioner Brummer in February

• Board conducted discussions & work session

• Heard and considered extensive public comment

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• On May 6th, Board adopted two ordinances proposing Charter amendments:

1. Imposing term limits for County constitutional offices

2. Making elections for County constitutional offices non-partisan

• Applicable to Sheriff, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller

• Separate ballot questions during November 4th general election

Background (cont’d)

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• Additional Board discussion on July 29th

• Constitutional offices term limits and non-partisan election amendments combined in one ordinance

• Change County constitutional offices to charter offices with term limits and non-partisan elections

Background (cont’d)

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Summary of Charter

Amendment Ordinances

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• Proposes changing constitutional offices to charter offices

• Affects Sheriff, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller

• Would transfer functions and duties of each constitutional office to its respective charter office

• Provides four, 4-year terms for stated offices and that they be non-partisan, elective charter offices

Summary of Charter Amendment Ordinances

Amending Section 703, Abolishing Constitutional Offices; Imposing Term

Limits & Non-Partisan Elections

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• Charter shall apply to newly created charter offices

• Amendments to take effect on January 5, 2015

• Current constitutional officers to be retained as charter officers until expiration of terms

• Imposes a four consecutive 4-year term limit on county charter offices

Summary of Charter Amendment Ordinances

Amending Section 703, Abolishing Constitutional Offices; Imposing Term Limits & Non-Partisan Elections (Cont’d)

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Summary of Charter Amendment Ordinances

Amending Section 703, Imposing Term Limits & Non-Partisan Elections

• Constitutional officers’ status unchanged

• Imposes four, 4-year consecutive term limit on County constitutional offices

• Terms commencing prior to January 1, 2015 will not count toward term limits

• Provides for non-partisan elections for County constitutional offices

• Provides for runoff at general election if no one candidate receives a majority of the votes cast during primary election

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Summary of Charter Amendment Ordinances

Repealing Ordinance Nos. 2014-08 and 2014-09

• Both ordinances adopted May 6, 2014

• Propose term limits and non-partisan elections in separate ballot questions

• If Board adopts one of the previous two ordinances combining those amendments, these Ordinances must be repealed

Public Comment, Board

Discussion, Questions

& Action

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Public Hearings onPublic Hearings onCharter Amendment OrdinancesCharter Amendment Ordinances

Board of County CommissionersBoard of County CommissionersAugust 19, 2014August 19, 2014